> Your basic proposition here is that rules you don't like shouldn't have to apply to you. Society cannot function that way. No, I never said that? Obviously w

> Your basic proposition here is that rules you don't like shouldn't have to apply to you. Society cannot function that way. No, I never said that? Obviously when you break a law you should be prepared to face the consequences for breaking that law, as stated in the law. That's the baseline of paying fines. (And then possibly contesting the fines in court or building a public case for changing the law based on being fined for something really silly). What is not necessarily good is the additional public punishment for breaking a law; whether in form of bad PR, people boycotting them, protests, etc. That outrage should not be encouraged based on legality of actions, but only based on their morality.